Between the Pages: A Bradford Press Podcast

The Weight of the Truth | Between the Pages EP21

Episode 21: The Weight of the Truth
There comes a moment in every great story when the mystery has been solved—but the real journey is only beginning.
In Episode 21 of Between the Pages, The Weight of the Truth, we explore what happens after the truth finally comes to light. Because discovering the truth is one thing. Living with it is something entirely different.
Through three powerful stories, we examine the cost of revelation.
In Tumblebrook, Doris Finch must confront the burden of a family legacy she never chose, discovering that truth has the power not only to expose the guilty but to free the innocent.
In The Miami Connection, Jenna Morgan realizes that exposing corruption places everyone she loves directly in danger, forcing her to decide whether the truth is still worth fighting for.
And aboard the USS Yorktown in The Secret Eye, Charlie Brand learns that surviving war means carrying the memory of those who never came home. Some truths don’t simply change history—they change the people who witness it.
Together, these stories ask one unforgettable question:
What happens after you discover the truth? Can you ever return to the person you were before?
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Join us as we explore why every great story leaves its characters—and its readers—changed forever.
Readings: The Roses Remember The Miami Connection The Secret Eye
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The Enemy Who Thinks Their Right | Between the Pages EP 20

Episode 20: The Enemy Who Thinks They’re Right
Every story has an adversary.
But the most memorable enemies rarely see themselves as villains.
In Episode 20 of Between the Pages, we explore one of storytelling’s most fascinating questions: What happens when the person standing in the way of the truth genuinely believes they are doing the right thing?
Through readings from a cozy mystery, a thriller, and a historical fiction novel, we encounter three very different forms of opposition. A secret society convinced it is preserving history. A cartel leader who believes control protects those he loves. Military leaders driven by duty, sacrifice, and devotion to country.
None of them believe they are evil.
Yet each stands in opposition to truth.
Join us as we examine power, ideology, loyalty, and the fine line between conviction and corruption.
Story Question: "Is a villain still a villain if they believe they are the hero?"
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Selected Readings:
The Monarch Legacy
The Miami Connection
The Secret Eye
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The First Time Everything Changes | Between the Pages EP19

Episode 19: The First Time Everything Changes
 
Every great story contains a moment when everything changes.
A moment when curiosity becomes responsibility. When questions become consequences. When ordinary people realize they can no longer walk away.
In this episode of Between the Pages, we explore the turning points that transform investigators, journalists, and soldiers into something more.
Join Amelia Farnsworth as a hidden chamber beneath a boathouse reveals evidence that someone is willing to kill to protect a secret. Follow Max Larkin as a dangerous investigation becomes deeply personal, forcing him to confront the loss that still drives him forward. And stand beside Charlie Brand aboard the USS Lexington as he experiences the first wartime loss that teaches him a hard truth: not everyone comes home.
Across cozy mystery, thriller, and historical fiction, these stories reveal a universal truth:
Most heroes don’t volunteer.
Most simply reach a moment where turning back is no longer possible.
Story Question:What is the moment that changes an ordinary person forever?
Selected Readings
Cinnamon Lies and Ledgers
The Miami Connection
The Secret Eye
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The Villain Every Story Needs | Between the Pages EP18

Episode 18: The Villain Every Story Needs
Every great story has someone standing in the way of the truth.
In Episode 18 of Between the Pages, we explore one of storytelling’s most important elements: the villain.
Not simply the bad guy.
Not merely the person who commits the crime.
But the force that opposes truth, challenges heroes, protects secrets, and raises the stakes.
Through readings from Cinnamon, Lies, and Ledgers, The Miami Connection, and The Secret Eye, we examine three very different forms of opposition:
• The respected community leader who manipulates history from the shadows.• The cartel boss who rules through fear and control.• The military and ideological forces that drive nations toward war.
Together, these stories reveal why memorable villains are often more than individuals. They can be systems, institutions, beliefs, and ambitions powerful enough to shape entire lives.
Because every mystery has someone protecting the secret.
Every investigation threatens someone.
And every truth has an enemy.
Join us as we explore what makes a villain unforgettable—and why heroes only become heroes when something pushes back.
Podcast Readings:
Reading 1: Cinnamon, Lies, and Ledgers
Reading 2: The Miami Connection
Reading 3: The Secret Eye
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The Cost of Staying Quiet | Between the Pages EP 17

Episode 17: The Cost of Staying Quiet
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Sometimes history changes because people act.
And sometimes it changes because they don’t.
In Episode 17 of Between the Pages, we explore the moments when warnings were ignored, questions went unanswered, and dangerous truths remained buried.
Through readings from The Secret Eye, The Miami Connection, and The Bookseller’s Secret, we examine three very different worlds connected by a common thread: the consequences of staying silent.
At Pearl Harbor, radar operators detect something alarming on their screens—but their warning is dismissed.
In Florida, a frightened courier finally shares information about a growing criminal network, only after realizing silence has allowed the danger to spread.
And in Tumblebrook, Amelia Farnsworth discovers that some members of the town council may know far more about the town’s hidden history than they are willing to admit.
This episode explores:
• warnings ignored• fear and self-preservation• institutional silence• buried secrets• community complicity• the consequences of hesitation
Because the cost of staying quiet is rarely paid immediately.
Sometimes it is paid years later.
And sometimes by people who never had the chance to speak at all.
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The question remains:
When does staying silent become its own kind of choice?
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Selected Readings:
The Secret Eye
The Miami Connection
The Bookseller's Secret (Coming Soon)
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What We Leave Behind | Between the Pages Ep 16

Episode 16:
What We Leave Behind
Before history remembers the battles… there were goodbyes.
In this emotional episode of Between the Pages, we step away from strategy, ships, and wartime headlines to explore the deeply human cost of stepping into uncertainty.
Through moving readings from The Secret Eye, we follow Charlie Brand as his journey toward war is unexpectedly transformed by love, hope, and the promise of a future he desperately wants to return to.
From a chance meeting aboard a train to heartfelt letters exchanged across oceans, What We Leave Behind explores the emotional reality faced by those who leave for war—and the loved ones left waiting behind.
This episode explores:
love interrupted by history
wartime separation
promises made under uncertainty
emotional resilience
hope as a form of survival
the quiet courage of those who wait
Because before soldiers become part of history…
they are sons.
Sweethearts.
Dreamers.
And the people they leave behind often become the very reason they fight to come home.
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All Readings from this podcast from The Secret Eye
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The First Wrong Move | Between the Pages EP 15

Between the Pages — Episode 15
The First Wrong Move
Every great mystery has a moment when curiosity becomes consequence.
A hidden chamber beneath an old estate.A dangerous lead in a cartel investigation.A secret uncovered beneath a ruined lighthouse.
In Episode 15 of Between the Pages, we explore the storytelling moment that changes everything: the first wrong move.
Join Brad as we step into the cozy mystery world of Amelia Farnsworth, Clara Henderson, and Lady Grey in readings from Artful Deception and The Bookseller’s Secret, then shift into the darker, high-stakes world of The Miami Connection, where a single decision may trigger catastrophe.
What happens when a character pushes too far?
When does curiosity stop being investigation—and become danger?
This episode explores how both cozy mysteries and thrillers use consequence to transform story tension, proving that one choice can change everything.
☕ Featuring readings from:Artful DeceptionThe Miami ConnectionThe Bookseller’s Secret - Coming this Month!!!
🎙 Story Question:Have you ever made a decision that felt small in the moment—but changed everything afterward?
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The Secret Everyone Knows | Between the Pages Ep 14

Episode 14:
The Secret Everyone Knows
In small towns, secrets rarely belong to just one person.
In this episode of Between the Pages, we return to Tumblebrook to explore one of the defining elements of the cozy mystery genre: the quiet, unspoken secrets hidden beneath the surface of seemingly peaceful communities.
Through three atmospheric readings from The Bookseller’s Secret, Misdeeds and Mistletoe, and The Monarch Legacy, we follow Amelia Farnsworth, Clara Henderson, and Lady Grey as they uncover whispered warnings, hidden historical connections, and signs that Tumblebrook itself may be protecting something buried deep within its past.
As council meetings grow tense, old artifacts resurface, and abandoned campsites reveal traces of someone searching for the truth, Amelia and Clara begin to realize something unsettling:
The silence surrounding a mystery can become just as dangerous as the mystery itself.
Join us as we explore:
communal silence
hidden history
social loyalty
generational secrets
and why cozy mysteries often reveal the darkness hidden beneath the warmth of small-town life.
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Selected Readings
Reading 1: The Booksellers Secret - A new release from Ellen Le Teace, available in late May
Reading 2: Misdeeds and Mistletoe
Reading 3: The Monarch Legacy
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